Department of Justice Canada

Ministerial Briefing Binder: House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights – Supplementary Estimates (B), 2024-25 – December 2, 2024

Ministerial Briefing Binder: House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights – Bill S-13, An Act to amend the Interpretation Act and to make related amendments to other Acts – November 25, 2024

Justice Canada is developing Canada’s Black Justice Strategy (the Strategy or CBJS) to address anti-Black racism and systemic discrimination, which has led to the overrepresentation of Black people in the criminal justice system (CJS), including as victims of crime. The goal of the Strategy is to...

This Implementation Plan (“the Plan”) is the Government of Canada’s response to the report of the external Steering Group (the “Steering Group”) for Canada’s Black Justice Strategy, A Roadmap for Transformative Change: Canada's Black Justice Strategy (“the Report”). The Report is an historic and...

Ministerial Briefing Binder: Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs – Bill C-40, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and to repeal a regulation (miscarriage of justice reviews) – October 23, 2024

This project supports UN Declaration Action Plan Measure SP52, which is about addressing complex border crossing and migration challenges faced by Indigenous peoples divided by Canada's international borders.

The Departmental Performance Reports and Departmental Results are similar, but different functions that serve to outline the strategic outcomes of the Department of Justice, but also the accomplishments that occurred over the fiscal year. The report describes to the purpose of the Department of...

Services for victims of crime in Canada are primarily the responsibility of the provinces and territories, as well as those federal agencies that engage with victims of crime. Across the country, the underlying goals and principles of victim services programming are largely consistent, with their...

The Department is committed to accountability in the implementation of its Accessibility Plan. Consultation results make it clear that seeing results matters a great deal to persons with disabilities. Well ahead of drafting this second Annual Report, the Department conducted progress measurement...

This Research in Brief provides an overview of four surveys administered by Justice Canada between 2016 and 2023 that included questions about the awareness and perceptions of restorative justice.